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CHICAGO, IL (June 3, 2009) – \u201cThe apartment building adjacent to our parking lot was a den of drugs, domestic violence, and prostitution. The police told me that it was the worst place in town.\u201d
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\nSo writes Lawrence Hudson, pastor of First Covenant Church in Spokane, Washington, in the cover story for the June issue of The Covenant Companion<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Cover\"Hudson tells how an unexpected partnership between his congregation and local farmers changed his perspective and revitalized the church\u2019s neighborhood.<\/p>\n

The article is one of several that consider food and hunger from a perspective of hope.<\/p>\n

Also highlighted is Covenant farmer Rick Nelson of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Paxton, Illinois, who was one of five farmers in the state to be recognized for his leadership both on the farm and in his community.<\/p>\n

The article \u201cEat, Pray, Share\u201d by Dena Luchsinger of Mat-Su Covenant Church in Wasilla, Alaska, invites readers to approach food thoughtfully in a hungry world. \u201cGratitude and feasting are only part of a biblical perspective on food,\u201d she writes. \u201cGod\u2019s word also calls us to loving consideration, sharing, and restraint.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two articles also examine how online social networking can enable ministry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s On Your Mind?\u201d is the question Facebook users are invited to answer when they log on to their home pages. It\u2019s also the title of Lenora Rand\u2019s article about how she uses her friends\u2019 answers to that question to help her pray for them.<\/p>\n

Tom Ehrich writes about evangelizing online. \u201cBefore ambitious institution builders took over with sword and legalism,\u201d he writes, \u201cwe were, in effect, a \u2018viral marketing\u2019 phenomenon of one person telling another. That\u2019s what we still are.\u201d<\/p>\n

To join the growing Companion family of readers, click here<\/a> to order today.<\/p>\n

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